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[jenmomto3]

Hi everybody,
My name is Jenn, I am a 32 yr old single mother of 3. I had the lap band in aug of 2006 with my heightest weight of 365lbs. At time of surgery I was 350lbs. I was so tired of hurting all the time, my feet hurt, knees hurt and doing the simplest task required a huge amount of energy. I went into the surgery with the mind set and hopefullness of getting to the goal weight of 199.. I just wanted to be under the 200lb range. I am 6'2 so 200lbs would put me in a size 14 or so... Well to my surprise I am now 172lbs and in a size 8-9. I have more energy than I know what to do and never sit still anymore. I hear ALL the time how amazing I look, which is one of the reasons I have joined this group. I know this may sound silly to some of you who have not reached their goal but I have such a hard time seeing what everyone else sees. I really want to meet people who are going through or been through what I go through on a daily basis. Food is no longer fun for me, its a job and sometimes I hate it. Please dont misunderstand my complaining, I would have the band again in a second and I do not regret ever getting it. I love my band, but I still feel like the fat girl in the crowd. I still go into plus size stores even though I cant fit in anything. I still see the 300+ lb me in the mirror. It's not until I see pictures of me that I am like "wow" I look cute... Does that sound crazy? I try to talk to family and friends but they just dont get it. I am just wondering when am I going to accept this new body for what it truly is... Has anyone else ever been here or am I totally nuts.. LOL -

On another subject, I am a open book for anyone wanting to ask questions or just get to know me... Thanks and I hope to hear from yall soon....

Jus'Jenn

[MsJacquiiC]

Hi Jen and welcome to The Journey - I'm happy you decided to join and no - I don't think you are alone in coming to terms with your new body image at all. I'm sure there are others who can relate. I had the lap roux-en-y back in April 28th this year so I'm rather new - I started at 438 pounds I truly understand the concept of being tired and simply wanting better. Last I weighed I was 350 pounds - I would be lovely to reach the weight that you are at = Wonderful success and congratulations!

Before I start rambling on further LOL - I'll simply say again = Welcome. Enjoy the forum and happy posting

Jacquii.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.